“The notion of the federal stockpile was it’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states’ stockpiles that they then use.”
“I think that we’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed. So, the government — federal government — rose to the challenge and this is a great success story and I think that that’s really what needs to be told.”
As a handful of states begin to ease stay-at-home restrictions, no state that has opted to reopen has come close to the federally recommended (tRump’s Executive Branch) decline in cases over a 14-day period.
Even as the U.S. hit the grim milestone of more than 1 million cases Tuesday — one-third of the world’s total — Georgia, Minnesota and other states are pushing to reopen businesses, even though new infection rates are still rising.
Some states, such as Colorado and Kentucky, have reported fewer new cases in the past week.
But no single state has had a two-week decline in case numbers.
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Still, daily case counts continue to rise in many states. And governors are struggling with how to balance what’s best for the economy with what’s best for public health.
“It’s a delicate conversation,” said Cameron Wolfe, an associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine.
“We are literally trying to find ways of coexisting with COVID that doesn’t lead us back into a secondary surge in cases.”
The pandemic is putting America’s deepening class divide into stark relief. Four classes are emerging.
The Remotes
These are professional, managerial and technical workers—an estimated 35 percent of the workforce—who are putting in long hours at their laptops, Zooming into conferences, scanning electronic documents and collecting about the same pay as before the crisis.
Many are bored or anxious, but they’re well off compared with the three other classes.
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The Essentials
They’re about 30 percent of workers, including nurses, home care and child care workers, farm workers, food processors, truck drivers, warehouse and transit workers, drug store employees, sanitation workers, police officers, fire fighters and the military.
Too many essentials lack adequate protective gear, paid sick leave, health insurance and child care, which is especially important now that schools are shuttered. They also deserve hazard pay.
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The Unpaid
They’re an even larger group than the unemployed—whose ranks could soon reach 25 percent, the same as in the Great Depression.
Some of the unpaid are furloughed or have used up their paid leave. So far in this crisis, 43 percent of adults report they or someone in their household has lost jobs or pay, according to the Pew Research Center.
An estimated 9.2 million have lost their employer-provided health insurance.
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The Forgotten
This group includes everyone for whom social distancing is nearly impossible because they’re packed tightly into places most Americans don’t see—prisons, jails for undocumented immigrants, camps for migrant farmworkers, Native American reservations, homeless shelters and nursing homes.
I was hospitalized, for other reasons, just before the current protocols were in place. I watched very caring medical professionals cope with daily changes, fear from patients, hourly news changes, risking their families and personal health and continue to care for people, all with a good attitude. We should all be thankful our hospitals are staffed with these dedicated, professional, heroic individuals
Georgia on the mend, the numbers are looking very good. Thanks to people who went above and beyond in flattening the curve which is now falling precioitously.
Now, time to get back to work and help open up America again…the best act of kindness we can do for our fellow Americans.
Eleanor Roosevelt, contrary to legend, did not say, “Great minds discuss ideas; mediocre minds discuss events; weak minds discuss people.” Think she said “Trump” instead of “people.”
Lots of heart warming and heart breaking events over the past 3 months. I hadn’t even thought of John Prine for years before he went down, then broke down in tears at his passing. Strange days. So many fragile treasures trampled by Trump.
Really have to wonder whether some of the prolific trolls are Ivan & Boris toiling on Vlad’s farm in the Kremlin basement. Constantly repeating nonsense is pretty suspicious.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Careful CoVid, you’re cutting into Stephen Miller’s territory.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
Yup, we’re all in this together.
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“The notion of the federal stockpile was it’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states’ stockpiles that they then use.”
“I think that we’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed. So, the government — federal government — rose to the challenge and this is a great success story and I think that that’s really what needs to be told.”
“I take no responsibility for any of it.”
Silly Season over 4 years ago
As a handful of states begin to ease stay-at-home restrictions, no state that has opted to reopen has come close to the federally recommended (tRump’s Executive Branch) decline in cases over a 14-day period.
Even as the U.S. hit the grim milestone of more than 1 million cases Tuesday — one-third of the world’s total — Georgia, Minnesota and other states are pushing to reopen businesses, even though new infection rates are still rising.
Some states, such as Colorado and Kentucky, have reported fewer new cases in the past week.
But no single state has had a two-week decline in case numbers.
✄
Still, daily case counts continue to rise in many states. And governors are struggling with how to balance what’s best for the economy with what’s best for public health.
“It’s a delicate conversation,” said Cameron Wolfe, an associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine.
“We are literally trying to find ways of coexisting with COVID that doesn’t lead us back into a secondary surge in cases.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/guidelines-call-14-day-drop-cases-reopen-no-state-has-n1194191
Silly Season over 4 years ago
The pandemic is putting America’s deepening class divide into stark relief. Four classes are emerging.
The Remotes
These are professional, managerial and technical workers—an estimated 35 percent of the workforce—who are putting in long hours at their laptops, Zooming into conferences, scanning electronic documents and collecting about the same pay as before the crisis.
Many are bored or anxious, but they’re well off compared with the three other classes.
~
The Essentials
They’re about 30 percent of workers, including nurses, home care and child care workers, farm workers, food processors, truck drivers, warehouse and transit workers, drug store employees, sanitation workers, police officers, fire fighters and the military.
Too many essentials lack adequate protective gear, paid sick leave, health insurance and child care, which is especially important now that schools are shuttered. They also deserve hazard pay.
✄
The Unpaid
They’re an even larger group than the unemployed—whose ranks could soon reach 25 percent, the same as in the Great Depression.
Some of the unpaid are furloughed or have used up their paid leave. So far in this crisis, 43 percent of adults report they or someone in their household has lost jobs or pay, according to the Pew Research Center.
An estimated 9.2 million have lost their employer-provided health insurance.
✄
The Forgotten
This group includes everyone for whom social distancing is nearly impossible because they’re packed tightly into places most Americans don’t see—prisons, jails for undocumented immigrants, camps for migrant farmworkers, Native American reservations, homeless shelters and nursing homes.
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https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-coronavirus-creating-new-class-divide-that-threatens-us-all-opinion-1500506
Silly Season over 4 years ago
(From the How To Open Up A City – Dept)
Los Angeles is first major US city to offer free coronavirus tests to all residents
https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/los-angeles-is-first-us-city-to-offer-free-coronavirus-tests/
RobinHood over 4 years ago
I was hospitalized, for other reasons, just before the current protocols were in place. I watched very caring medical professionals cope with daily changes, fear from patients, hourly news changes, risking their families and personal health and continue to care for people, all with a good attitude. We should all be thankful our hospitals are staffed with these dedicated, professional, heroic individuals
Brain Pudding over 4 years ago
Georgia on the mend, the numbers are looking very good. Thanks to people who went above and beyond in flattening the curve which is now falling precioitously.
Now, time to get back to work and help open up America again…the best act of kindness we can do for our fellow Americans.
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
Day 7 of the Georgia Economic Recovery. Good to see more of the well-run states following our example. I pity the slaves elsewhere.
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
Eleanor Roosevelt, contrary to legend, did not say, “Great minds discuss ideas; mediocre minds discuss events; weak minds discuss people.” Think she said “Trump” instead of “people.”
William Robbins Premium Member over 4 years ago
Lots of heart warming and heart breaking events over the past 3 months. I hadn’t even thought of John Prine for years before he went down, then broke down in tears at his passing. Strange days. So many fragile treasures trampled by Trump.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
Florida has completely solved the problem of deaths due to covid19.
I assume other non-slave states will follow their lead.
William Robbins Premium Member over 4 years ago
Really have to wonder whether some of the prolific trolls are Ivan & Boris toiling on Vlad’s farm in the Kremlin basement. Constantly repeating nonsense is pretty suspicious.